Orbit Escape
By @synthms
Reverse your ship's orbit to dodge incoming red asteroids and collect blue crystals for points and a protective shield.
How to play
- Watch the red asteroids flying outward from the cosmic core toward your circular path.
- Tap the screen to reverse your capsule's direction and dodge the incoming threats.
- Collect the blue crystals that spawn on your orbit line every seven seconds.
- Keep your shield active to survive a direct impact from a red asteroid.
- Stay alive as long as possible to increase your score by one point per second.
Controls
- Touch
- Tap anywhere on the screen to reverse your orbit direction.
- Keyboard
- Press the Spacebar or Enter key to reverse your orbit direction.
- Mouse
- Click anywhere on the screen to reverse your orbit direction.
More about this game
In Orbit Escape, you control a capsule traveling along a fixed circular path around a central cosmic core. Red asteroids constantly spawn from the center and fly outward across your path at varying speeds. You must reverse your direction to avoid being hit. Blue crystals appear on your orbit line every seven seconds; collecting them grants five bonus points and a one-hit shield. Every ten seconds, the difficulty increases, causing asteroids to spawn faster. A run ends when an asteroid strikes your unshielded capsule.
Tips
- Asteroids spawn faster and move quicker every ten seconds, so prepare for rapid direction changes as your score climbs past the early stages.
- Prioritize grabbing blue crystals when they appear every seven seconds. The one-hit shield is crucial for surviving dense asteroid waves when dodging becomes nearly impossible.
- Do not reverse your direction too early. Wait until you see the exact trajectory of the incoming red asteroid to ensure you move into a safe gap.
Questions
How do I get a shield?
You get a one-hit shield by collecting the blue crystals that appear on your orbit path every seven seconds. Grabbing a crystal also immediately adds five bonus points to your total score.
Why is the game getting harder?
Every ten seconds you survive, the game increases the difficulty by ten percent. This causes the red asteroids to spawn more frequently and travel faster outward from the cosmic core.
How is my score calculated?
Your score automatically increases by one point for every second you stay alive. You can also boost your score faster by collecting blue crystals, which award five extra points each.